Ablaze Collection

Blitz - Fire at Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe
Warehouses ablaze (the left wing of the No.8 warehouse) following the heavy enemy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe

Terrible accident - Lady ablaze - Figure 1
Figure 1 of 2. Terrible accident - Lady ablaze, her dress has caught fire and she is engulfed by the inferno. This illustration shows that if one is upright

Nottingham Castle on Fire, 10 October 1831, mid-19th century (oil on canvas)
3743748 Nottingham Castle on Fire, 10 October 1831, mid-19th century (oil on canvas) by Dawson, Henry (1811-78); 47x67.9 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

Printemps Store Aflame
Printemps Department Store in flames, Paris

The British Houses of Parliament, London, England destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834
3083160 The British Houses of Parliament, London, England destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England)

View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph... 1765-1799 Creator: Anon
View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph II, German emperor, 1765-1799. In the background on the left, a structure explodes. On the right a ship is burning

Terrible accident - Lady ablaze - Figure 2
Figure 2 of 2. Terrible accident - Lady ablaze, her dress has caught fire and she has fallen to the ground unconscious. This illustration shows that if one lies down horizontally

Canada - Ontario - Mining Town - South Porcupine - A fire behind a Supply Store on Julyy 11, 1911. Date: 1911

Bloemfontein, South Africa - Government Building on fire
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa - Government Building on fire. Note the Union Flag on view on the dome, showing that this is a re-use of an earlier image (British rule ended in 1905!!)

Setting fire to the Wall of the Fermiers Generaux in Paris on 12 July, 1789 (coloured engraving)
CHT441001 Setting fire to the Wall of the Fermiers Generaux in Paris on 12 July, 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The forest ablaze and the graves opened at Paris (engraving)
736066 The forest ablaze and the graves opened at Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lady badly burned in an accident with a paraffin lamp. Date: 1871

Burning of Washington by the British, August 24th 1814, published by I
NYH189002 Burning of Washington by the British, August 24th 1814, published by I. Ryland (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Great Fire in Ottawa (engraving)
1599656 The Great Fire in Ottawa (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fire in Ottawa)

Burning Steamer, 1858 (oil on canvas)
3930901 Burning Steamer, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Larson, Marcus (1825-64); 148x199 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Allied bombing raid against Japanese shipping in Chumphon, Thailand. February 1945

Picture taken in London, possibly the inner city of London, during the Blitz of WW2 The world war two blitz on Britain by Germany lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941

EARTHQUAKE / SAN FRANCISCO
The fire following the earthquake - the Chronicle building ablaze Date: April 1906

Lillie Bridge Sports Ground Riot, London
Rioters wreck Lillie Bridge Sports Ground when prize race is called off - the stadium ablaze Date: 1887

Hunting a Mare, 1819. An ass, with the profile of Lord Mayor of London John Atkins, flees from Henry Hunt and a crowd of jeering followers

Smoak Jack the alarmist, extinguishing the second Great Fire of London (a la Gulliver)!!!, 1819. Alderman Atkins stands on balcony of Mansion House directing a jet of water on little Jacobins below

Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Counsellor OP - Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809. shows Counsellor Clifford standing outside the east front of the new Covent Garden theatre which is in flames

Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. Artist: James Gillray
Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved... 1809. John Kemble, with his brother Charles and his sister Sarah Siddons in tears, begging outside Northumberland House and receiving a draft for 10, 000 pounds

No Popery or Newgate Reformer... 1780. A villainous looking man, believed to be Ned Dennis, wearing a No Popery favour in his hat, holds a cudgel raised to his left

Austrian July Revolt of 1927 - Burning of Palace of Justice
The Palace of Justice in Vienna, Austria set on fire on July 15th 1927 during the Austrian July Revolt, which broke out following the acquittal of several nationalist paramilitaries who

Fire at Inverary (Inveraray) Castle
Destructive fire at Inverary (Inveraray) Castle, the ancestral seat of the Duke of Argyll. Valuable paintings, furniture and books were saved though some were water-damaged

Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action
The Great Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action on the waterfront - note the railway lines, laid by the French. Date: 1922

Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666

Summer landscape figures cattle fire ablaze church
Summer landscape with figures and cattle, on fire, ablaze, church (exterior), Ghent, St Bavos Cathedral, Nicolaes Aartman, 1759, paper, chalk, watercolor (paint), brush, h 219 mm × w 325 mm

fire Old Town Hall Amsterdam 1652 adjacent buildings
The fire in the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam, 1652, The fire in the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam and some adjacent buildings on 7 July 1652. To illustrate the old and new way of extinguishing fire

Flames burning in a row in large bronze pots; Lhasa xizang china

Traditional Christmas Dinner In Ireland; Ireland

Fire at Pengwern Hall, St. Asaph, Wales - The Seat of Lord Mostyn. The treasures of the house (paintings and rare manuscripts) were for the most part saved the devastation

Explosion and fire at the Admiralty Magazine, Amsterdam on 6th July 1791

Blitz - Fire at Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe
Warehouses ablaze (the left wing of the No.8 warehouse) following the heavy enemy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe

LCC-LFB Major fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Fire seriously damages a Farringdon Street office building in Clerkenwell, City of London. Two turntable ladders are at work together with the 15 pumps

Worthing Pier Fire 1933
Crowds watch the terrifying spectacle of Worthing Pier Pavilion ablaze. The flames and smoke could be seen for miles and the pier was completely destroyed

Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). Artist: A Etienne
Moscow on fire, 15th September 1812 (1882-1884). After the indecisive but bloody Battle of Borodino, the Russians abandoned Moscow to Napoleon and the French invaders

The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, London, 1834 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936)
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, being destroyed by fire, March 1926 (1936). Built in 1874-79

Bombardment of Verdun with Incendiary Shells, France, 25-26 March 1916, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Bombardment of Verdun with Incendiary Shells, France, 25-26 March 1916, (1926). The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the bloodiest of the First World War

Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Arras on Fire at at Night, France, 5-6 July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

The naval Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, (1893). Artist: J Godfrey
The naval Battle of Navarino, 20th October 1827, (1893). The Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) in Navarino Bay

The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). Artist: R Dawson
The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). The Bristol Riots of 1831, 1893. Large-scale riots broke out in Bristol in 1831 sparked by the House of Lords rejection of the Reform Bill

Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: Lemonier
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Le Palais Royal, Paris Commune, 24 May 1871. Fierce street fighting during the suppression of the Paris Commune. The Palace of the Tuileries is ablaze in the background after having been set alight

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In the depths of chaos, a blazing inferno engulfs Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe during the Blitz. The flames dance with fury, consuming everything in their path, leaving only destruction and despair behind. Amidst this terrible accident, a haunting image emerges - a lady ablaze. Figure 1 captures her agony as she becomes one with the fire, her silhouette etched forever in history's tragic tales. Nottingham Castle stands tall but not invincible; on that fateful day of October 10th, 1831, it succumbs to flames. A mid-19th-century oil painting immortalizes its fiery demise on canvas, reminding us of the fragility of even grand structures. Printemps Store aflame ignites panic and fear as smoke billows into the sky. The heart-wrenching sight leaves Parisians stunned by the destructive power unleashed upon their beloved city. Bloemfontein witnesses horror as its government building is set ablaze. Flames lick at its walls while chaos reigns supreme amidst cries for help and desperate attempts to salvage what remains. The Austrian July Revolt of 1927 unleashes anarchy upon Vienna's Palace of Justice. As it burns fiercely against the night sky, justice itself seems consumed by rage and turmoil. Inverary Castle falls victim to an unforgiving fire that ravages its ancient halls. Centuries of history reduced to ashes as Scotland mourns this devastating loss. Figure 2 portrays yet another terrible accident - a lady ablaze once more caught in tragedy's grip. Her anguished expression serves as a chilling reminder that fate can be mercilessly cruel. A mining town nestled in Ontario's South Porcupine faces disaster when fire engulfs a supply store on a scorching July day. Panic ensues among residents who fight valiantly against nature's wrath. Pengwern Hall stands no chance against the relentless flames that engulf St. Asaph in Wales.